"They've had him lined up to fill the boots of Matfield and Botha, but they've got a lot of guys with experience," the Ospreys skipper added.

"The likes of Jean de Villiers, they have achieved a lot and they'll bring on guys like Etzebeth and other newcomers to the jersey."

He added: "I've been asked if we can transform what some of the boys did in the summer into the autumn and there's a lot of experience from that tour.

"We have to move on from the success we had but also bring that into this kind of environment. It's a different jersey and a different cause but you want to continue in a successful manner first as an individual and then in whatever team you're in.

"There's no easy formula for success. It's a case of not trying to emulate the past but build on it and look to the future."